The Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Mr Lam Sai-hung, today (September 25) attended the Global Sustainable Transport Forum (2023) at the China National Convention Center in Beijing.

     The two-day forum, themed "Sustainable Transport: Working Together to Promote Global Development", was hosted by the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China and organised by the Global Sustainable Transport Innovation and Knowledge Center. Representatives from transport authorities and related enterprises from various countries attended the forum to exchange views on five key themes, namely connectivity, common development, innovation-driven development, eco-sound development and global governance.

     On the sidelines of the forum, Mr Lam met with Vice Minister of Transport Mr Li Yang, and briefed him on the recovery of Hong Kong's aviation industry; the latest developments of the three-runway system at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA); the Labour Importation Scheme for the Transport Sector launched by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in July to relieve the acute manpower shortage in the aviation industry and the public light bus/coach trade in the city; the co-operation between HKIA and Zhuhai Airport; enhanced High Speed Rail services at the Hong Kong Section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link; measures to promote Hong Kong as a leading international maritime centre, and more.

     On the same day, he also visited Baidu's Apollo Park in Yizhuang, Beijing. This is one of the world's largest test bases for autonomous driving and cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X). He was briefed by the company's representatives on its autonomous driving service platform, Apollo Go; its monitoring platform for the overall operation of unmanned autonomous vehicles; and how autonomous vehicles can cope with complex traffic conditions on open roads in the Yizhuang demonstration zone.
      
     Mr Lam will continue to attend the forum tomorrow (September 26) and will brief other participants from various countries at a thematic session on Hong Kong's development in smart mobility and smart logistics.

Ends/Monday, September 25, 2023
Issued at HKT 18:18

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